Combined tape and thread package



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COMBINED TAPE AND THREAD PACKAGE Filed March 10, 1931 Patented Nov. 24,19,36

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,061,876 y COMBINED TAPE AND THREAD PACKAGEWilliam R. L. McBee, South Willington, Conn., assigner to The GardinerHall Jr. Company,- South Willington, Conn., a corporation of ConnecticutApplication March 10, 1931, Serial No. 521,585

6 Claims. (Cl. 20G-47) This invention relates to packages for sewing ofthe invention which follows. Although three materials, and moreparticularly to a combined embodiments of the invention have beendepackage containing both a length of the material scribed andillustrated in the accompanying to be sewn and a sufficient quantity ofthe proper drawing, it is to be expressly understood that this threadfor performing the sewing operation. drawing is for the purpose ofillustration only, 5

Since time immemorial sewing materials such and is not to be construedas a limitation of the as tape, braid, ribbon, lace and the like, andscope of the invention. Reference should be had the thread with whichthese materials are sewn for this latter purpose to the appended claims.have been manufactured and sold with their ln the drawing, wherein likereference char- 10-` complementary functions in mind, and yet, as actersindicate likeparts throughout the several 10 far as applicant is aware,these two classes of views:

goods have never been combined in a common Fig. lis a plan View of oneembodiment of the package for display and sale purposes. It has presentinvention; formerly been the custom, when buying sewing Fig. 2 is a planview of another embodiment materials of this nature, for the purchaserto showing a different form of spool and means for 15 first select thetape or other material to be sewn, retaining the same in assembly withthe board and to then attempt to match it as to color, or card; and,

quality, strength, and other characteristics, with Fig. 3 is a plan Viewof still another embodia suitable thread. Very often this necessitatedment of the invention. two independent transactions, either at two dif-In the form shown in Fig.` l, a length of the 20 ferent places in thesame store, or at two separate material to be sewn, indicated at li,which may stores, and was universally a source of annoybe tape, braid,ribbon, lace, or other similar maance to both seller and purchaser dueto the terial, is wound in the usual manner upon a diiculty of matchingthese materials. Furtherboard or card 5 substantially rectangular inmore, the purchaser was usually forced to buy shape. As shown, materiall is wound length- 25 a spool of thread containing much more thread wiseof the board 5. At one end of board 5, and than was actually necessaryto sew the specific projecting in longitudinal extension of the edgeslength of material, an obviously uneconomical thereof, is a pair ofrelatively narrow arms 6 situation. which may be made integral withboard 5 or It is therefore one of the objects of the present suitablysecured thereto in any desired manner. 30 invention to provide a novelcombined package For any given material i there is "always a forcontaining both a length of material to be certain thread the color,strength and quality of sewn and the proper length of a suitable threadwhich best iits it for use with that particular for performing thesewing operation. .material Accordingly, a length of thread l of Anotherobject is toprovide a novel board or the proper characteristics and in aquantity suiii- 35 card on which tape or other similar sewing macient,but not excessively over-suicient, to sew terial is wound which embodiesmeans for mainthe material 4,is wound upon a spool 8 of any taining aspool of thread in assembled relation desired material and form, thelength of which therewith so that the two may be wrapped in a is equalto,or preferablyvery slightly greater than, 4,0 unitary package. thedistance between arms li of board 5. It will 4,0

A further object is to provide a novel combined be noted that the spoolof thread thus formed is package containing both material to be sewn notnecessarily cylindrical in shape butis so and the thread therefor whichpackage displays shaped that its thickness does not materially exthegoods in an attractive manner and renders ceed that of board 5; togetherwith material 4 unnecessary the objectionable practice of wound thereon.45 matching. The spool of thread is maintained in the recess Stillanother object is to provide a novel pack- 9 formed between arms 6 andboard 5 by reason age of the type described wherein the board or ofthelfrictional engagement of the ends of spool holder for the materialto be sewn lis provided 8 with the inside surfaces of arms 6, the latter5o with means for retaining the spool of thread being slightly resilientdue to their slender con- 50 in a fixed position relative thereto andprotects struction. it against crushing and other damage incident to Theassembly of board 5 with the material 4 handling. wound thereon and itsassociated spool of thread These and other objects will appear morefully is then enclosed in a suitable wrapper Ill to form from aconsideration of the detailed description acompact, unitary package.Wrapper Ill is pref- 55 erably of some transparent material, such ascellophane, in order that the goods within may be well displayed to theeye of the prospective purchaser. If desired, a label I l may beincluded in the package carrying the usual identifying mark of themanufacturer, or manufacturers if the material 4 and thread 'l aremanufactured separately, and other usual printed matter descriptive ofthe material enclosed.

ln the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, material i is Wound transversely ofboard 5, and the latter is provided at one end with a rounded endportion i E in the center of which is formed a circular recess i3adapted to receive and house the spool of thread. As shown, the thread lis wound on a small cylindrical spool I4 which is comparatively muchshorter than spool 8 of Fig. l. It will be understood that the spool ofthread thus formed is substantially disk-shaped with a thickness notmaterially exceeding that of card 5 plus material Il, and an outerdiameter substantially equal to that of recess I3 so that the frictionalengagement of thread 'I and the inside surface of said recess issuflicient to maintain the spool of thread in the position shown.

In Fig. 3, board 5, upon which material 4 is transversely wound as inFig. 2, is provided with arms 5 similar to those shown in Fig. l, but inaddition is provided with a cross piece l5 connecting the outer ends ofarms 6 so as to form a totally enclosed, rectangular recess l5 withinwhich may be housed a plurality of spools of thread the spools Il ofwhich have a frictional t between arms S. This form of package isespecially desirable should two different kinds of thread be requiredfor sewing material 4.

It will thus be seen that by the present invention there has beenprovided a novel form of package for sewing materials which will greatlysimplify the merchandising and sale thereof, and eliminate thediliiculty of and annoyance incident to matching the material to be sewnwith a suitable thread. Not only is the combined package herein provideda welcome innovation to the purchaser, but, by its unitary constructionin a transparent wrapper, injury to the goods by handling and soiling isavoided thereby resulting in a saving to the seller. The goods areattractively displayed, and the package is so compact that a saving indisplay and storage space is obviously effected over the presentsituation where the material and the thread are sold separately. Sincethe novel form of package protects the spool of thread, an additionalsaving may be effected in that the spool upon which the thread is woundneed not be made of wood or other substantial material as is now thepractice, but may be of a comparatively weak material such as paper orcardboard.

It will be obvious that the invention is not limited to the forms shownin the drawing, but is capable of a variety of mechanical embodiments.For example, the board upon which the material is wound may be of anydesired shape other than the rectangular form shown, and other forms ofspools may obviously be substituted for those illustrated and described.It will also be understood that the board and spools may be made of anysuitable material incluing wood, cardboard and metal. Various otherchanges, which will now appear to those skilled in the art, may be madein the form, details of construction and arrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit of the invention, and reference istherefore to be had to the appended claims for a definition of thelimits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l.. A display and sales package for sewing materials comprising asubstantially flat, thin boardlike member on which the material to besewn is Wound, a pair of arms projecting from one end of said member,and an independently formed spool of thread held in a fixed positionrelative to said board-like member by frictional engagement between saidarms, said spool lying substantially in the same plane with theboard-like member so as to provide a relatively thin package and soarranged that the thread is visible when the package is displayed.

2. A display and sales package for sewing materials comprising asubstantially flat, thin board-like member on which the material to besewn is wound, a pair of arms projecting from one end of said member, anindependently formed spool of thread held by a forced t between saidarms with its axis perpendicular to said arms, the spool being of such athickness as to provide a relatively thin package having substantiallysmooth surfaces and so arranged that the thread is visible when thepackage is displayed, and a transparent wrapper enclosing said memberand spool in a unitary package.

3. A display and sales package for sewing materials comprising asubstantially flat, thin holder on which a length of the material to b-esewn is wound, a recess formed in said holder, and an independentlyformed spool of thread housed in said recess and maintained in a fixedposition relative to said holder by frictional engagement between saidspool and the walls of said recess, said spool lying substantially inthe same plane with the holder so as to provide a relatively thinpackage and so arranged that the thread is visible when the package isdisplayed. n 4. A display and sales package for sewing materialscomprising a substantially flat, thin holder on which a length of thematerial to be sewn is wound, a recess formed in said holder, anindependently formed spool of thread housed within said recess andhaving a forced t with the walls thereof, the spool being of such athickness as to provide a relatively thin package having substantiallysmooth surfaces and so arranged that the thread is visible when thepackage is displayed, and a transparent wrapper enclosing said holderand spool in a unitary package.

5. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card on which said fabric iswound, and having a notch in one edge thereof, a spool of thread adaptedto occupythe space provided by said notch, and having a tubular coredetachably connected at its ends with the adjacent edges of the card atthe ends of the notch.

6. A package of narrow fabric comprising a card on which said fabric iswound, and having a notch in one edge thereof, a spool of thread adaptedto occupy the space provided by said notch, and having a core detachablyengaged at its ends with the adjacent edges of the card at the ends ofthe notch.

WILLIAM R. L. MCBEE.

